The folks over at the Echo Nest, a "music intelligence start up," ran the numbers and figured out who is the most "distinctive" artist by state. What they mean is, which artist is most disproportionately like in a given state, relative to other states.

The results may surprise you, most of the bands aren't originally from the state they are cited in.

See who the most "distinctive" artists is in each state by clicking through this slideshow.